Indus — English Dictionary

Proper noun

1. A major river in China, India and Pakistan, rising in Tibet and flowing into the Arabian Sea.

   Related words

   IndianIndies

   Examples

   In summer the Indus can spread as wide as five miles, covering most oft the valley seen here.

   More examples (2)

   The mighty Indus River that courses through Pakistan's second-most populous region is fed by dozens of mountain tributaries to the north, but many have burst their banks following record rains and glacier melt.

   Floods in the river Sutlej – which originates in Tibet and crosses India before merging into the Indus river – has completely cut off several villages and areas in Pakistan, submerging hundreds of hectares of farmland.

Proper noun

1. A constellation of the southern sky between Grus and Pavo.

Proper noun

1. A hamlet in Alberta, Canada.